Window-cleaning device.



T. A. COROORAN.

WINDOW CLEANING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, 1912.

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llNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'rnnansn ADELE CORCORAN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-CLEANING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application flied March 15, 1912. Serial No. 683,958.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, Tmimisii ADELE Con- CORAN,a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of NewYork, State of New York, have invented new and useful. Improvements inWVindow-Oleaning Devices, of which the following is a specipanes ofglass in an upper or lower window sash.

While the device can be made of any desired size, it is preferably usedand designed for use on small windows, suchas are commonly used indwelling houses, apartments, etc.

The device consists essentially of a framelike structure made of stifispring wire, with a pair of jaws or cleaning members to which; a rag,piece of chamois or if desired, a rubber squeegee may be-attached.

The arms of the device are bent so as to form a handle at the bottom,and the tension of the spring arms tends to force the cleaning memberstogether so that they will press tightly against the inner and outersides of: the window pane to be cleaned when the device is being used.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of mydevice. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same showing it applied to awindow.

The device is made preferably of one piece of springewire, bent so as toform a" handle' a withiarms b. The arms 5 are-bent at their ends so asto form cleaning memhers c. In the drawings, I have shown these cleaningmem ers 0 as being rectangular in shape, although they may be of ,anydesired shape. To each of the cleaning members c is attached a rag orchamois or squeegee cl. 4

As shown in Fig. 2, the window c is raised and the arms (1 pulled farenough apart to allow them to pass the sash frame 0 and then theirresiliency presses them against the inner and outer sides ofa pane ofglass f. The device is then pulled up and down by the user and thecleaning members a, with their rag or chamois d, are rubbed .up or downagainst the glass f thus clean- If it desired to clean the upper sash ofa window, it is simply pushed down ing it.

and the device reversed to a position opposite to that shown in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. A window cleaning device consisting of a single piece of resilientwire, having a pair of vertical arms with lower portions joinedtogether, while the upper portions of the arms are bent at right anglesto form a pair of skeleton jaws, said arms being adapted to springtoward each other and move the jaws to contact with the inner and outersides of a window pane.

2. A window cleaning device, consisting of a piece of resilient wire,including a pair.

of vertical arms jbined with a cross piece to constitute a V-shapedmember, the upper portions of which are bent at right angles to form apair of skeleton jaws, said arms having a tendency to spring toward eachother and move the jaws to contact with" the inner and outer sides of awindow pane.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence oftwosubscribing witnesses.

rnnnnsn ADELE OOROORAN.

Witnesses WM. E. WA-nmnn, CI-nus. H. ALMsTAnn'r.

